Benin president meets arch-rival for first time in five years
Cotonou – Benin’s president Patrice Talon met on Wednesday with his predecessor Thomas Boni Yayi for the first time in... Read more
23 Sep, 2021
Thousands in Mali demonstrate in support of army rulers
Bamako – Thousands of people demonstrated in Mali’s capital on Wednesday, backing the nation’s military rulers and protesting perceived... Read more
23 Sep, 2021
Tunisian police re-arrest MP hostile to President Kais Saied
Tunis – Tunisian lawmaker Seifeddine Makhlouf, an outspoken critic of President Kais Saied, has been re-arrested, for “undermining the dignity... Read more
23 Sep, 2021
Ethiopia’s Tigray rebels accused of shelling, shooting civilians
Addis Ababa – Rebels from Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray opened fire on civilians while looting and shelling villages and towns... Read more
22 Sep, 2021
Tunisia party says president’s power grab risks ‘dismantling state’
Tunis – Tunisia’s Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party said on Tuesday that President Kais Saied’s recent measures to extend his powers risked... Read more
22 Sep, 2021
Libya parliament withdraws support for unity government
Tripoli – Libya’s parliament on Tuesday passed a no-confidence vote in the war-scarred country’s unity government, dealing a new... Read more
22 Sep, 2021
UPDATE | Sudan government says foiled coup attempt linked to Bashir regime
Khartoum – Sudan’s fragile transitional government said it foiled an attempted coup early on Tuesday involving military officers and... Read more
21 Sep, 2021
Kigali cancels talks with Belgium over ‘Hotel Rwanda’ verdict
Kigali – Rwanda said it has cancelled a planned meeting with the Belgian foreign minister at the UN after... Read more
21 Sep, 2021
Jacob Zuma’s medical status under scrutiny as he snubs graft trial
Johannesburg – Former South African president Jacob Zuma, recently granted medical parole, on Tuesday failed to appear in court... Read more
21 Sep, 2021
Libya’s upper house calls for elections to be delayed
Tripoli – The upper house of Libya’s parliament called on Monday for presidential elections set for December to be... Read more
21 Sep, 2021
